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House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has introduced a bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, speaks to reporters on March 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Will There Be a ...

What to know about the looming government shutdown as funding deadline nears 05:01. Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the ...

A 2024 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated that the federal government could lose between $233 billion and $521 billion a year to fraud. “Checks aren’t safe anymore ...

Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday after the federal government said it was freezing $2.2 billion in grants and sought what university officials described as "unprecedented ...

President Biden on Wednesday addressed what he called "stupid" claims that the federal government can control the weather, as the false claim was promoted by some politicians and high-profile ...

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